"familiarity between TSATF and Chassepot and Needlegun " Topic

Hello
Yes i know they refer about two different periods/front..but i decided that , for the future, i'll concentrate my too numerous period of game between very few rule sets..so for the moment i play TASTF and Rapid Fire (WW1 to WW2)..speaking about TSATF i still stick to it because is a sort of a "kit" which could be convetred to various situation, it uses toy soldiers not simply inanimated "bases".., becuase you actually see the casualties, because is fun and, above all, because i'm now familiar with his mechanism..so please can you suggest me ..for the same reasons "Chassepot and Needlegun" for my FPW, Risorgimento 28mm armies..being familiar and appreciating the flavour of TSATF could i feel the same for this last rule system written by same author?
thanks

C&N is a different rule set altogether from TSATF. It uses different movement, firing, and morale mechanisms. Combat is similar to TSATF since each stand is paired with an opponent. BUT they are simple and easy to learn.

The basic maneuver elements in C&N are the infantry battalion (normally 6 stands of 3-4 figures), cavalry regiment (normally 4 stands of 4 figures), and artillery battery (normally 3 stands, each with a gun and 2 gunners), but these might vary according to each army's organization.

Larry has variant tables for the Mexican War, 1846, the Crimean War, 1854, the Franco-Austrian War, 1859, and the Austro-Prussian War, 1866. There may be others on the SwordFlame Yahoo Group. There is also a sheet of army organizations for those four wars. you should be able to amend any of the latter three variant sheets for the Risorgimento.

I would highly recommend joining the SwordFlame Yahoo Group. Lori, Larry's daughter is available there (as well as here) to answer questions and all of the other members are very helpful and many are veterans of playing all of Larry's rules.

Hope this helps.

Jim

being familiar and appreciating the flavour of TSATF could i feel the same for this last rule system written by same author?

No, I don't think so.

If you like TSATF then make an FPW variant of it. You will enjoy it much more, I'll bet.

TSATF is very low level tactical game and is good for that level;. CN is at a higher brigage level. CN is a VERY good game.

The desire to keep the number of different rule sets I play down to a minimum is part and parcel of why I worked out a Colonial variation of Ambush Alley (it's on the AAG forums).

From the sounds of things, C&N is too different from TSATF to keep mechanical commonality. Not necessarily a bad thing, but something to be aware of.